PokéGods is a term used to refer to a certain group of fake Pokémon. The term was in popular use among fans in the late 1990s and into the new millennium, as the Gold and Silver versions were in development. The concept was very much discussed and disputed over on various forum websites at the time, and many edited screenshots were passed off as real to try to "prove" the case.

Most PokéGods were said to be near-invincible, while a few were only considered hidden, "bonus" Pokémon. Codes and cheats to obtain these Pokémon were widely distributed. The cheats usually involved doing odd tasks that could take hours at a time, such as beating the Pokémon League a predetermined number of times, usually with set Pokémon.

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Origin

Rumors of the so-called "PokéGods" are thought to have originated with Mew, the mysterious Pokémon about whom very little was known at the time. The lack of information led to speculation and rumors on how to obtain Mew, including the infamous truck rumor.

Similar rumors circulated as new Generation II Pokémon began to be revealed (Marill in particular), resulting in fans declaring these new Pokémon to be PokéGods. Rumors spread of other PokéGods with no basis in fact as well; most were evolutions of already fully-evolved Pokémon, or different versions of existing Pokémon. Fake cheats and codes for obtaining these PokéGods in Red and Blue versions were widely distributed for years, even after the release of Gold and Silver.

List of PokéGods

Many different PokéGods surfaced among the rumors, from various different origins. A list of the most well-known ones can be found below.

PokéGods with no canon basis

Millenium

Anthrax

Mysterio

Apocalypse

Ruin

Psybir

Psybird, evolution of Psybir

Doomsay

Doomsday

Tricket

Hifishi

Other PokéGods

Some glitch Pokémon were also sometimes referred to as "PokéGods". Additionally, one other well-known "PokéGod" was Venustoise, which originally appeared in The Ghost of Maiden's Peak as a gag. Another said "PokéGod" was Yoshi, despite the fact that he is not even a Pokémon.

Related items

Mist Stone

Also, there was a rumor about the Mist Stone, an item that was said to evolve every single Pokémon, and there were many different ways to obtain it. One rumor was that having six PokéGods in the party and buying 99 of each evolutionary stone will allow the player to obtain the Mist Stone.